--- title: "Here is an inside look at the Armata, Russia’s main battle tank" date: "2018-03-31" modified: "2020-10-21" authors: - name: "Orvelin Valle" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/orvelinvalle/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/intel/here-is-an-inside-look-at-russias-t-14-armata-main-battle-tank/" categories: - "Tactical" - "Vehicles" tags: - "Russia" --- # Here is an inside look at the Armata, Russia’s main battle tank ![]() The Armata is billed as Russia's deadliest battle tank and is based on a universal combat platform that serves as the chassis for other military vehicles. --- ### The first configuration, the T-14, has a heavily armored hull and a 125-mm cannon. T-14 Armata, Wikimedia ### The second configuration is an infantry fighting vehicle with a smaller, 30-mm cannon and is called the BMP Armata, or T-15. ![]() *T-15 Armata, Wikimedia* ### The third configuration has a crane instead of a cannon and is the Armored Repair-Evacuation Vehicle, or T-16. It is used to recover damaged armored vehicles and tanks. ![]() *T-16 Armata (RoyXPsp3, YouTube)* The Armata platform has been under development since 2009 and began trials in Feb. 2015. Large deliveries of the tank will start in 2017 or 2018, [according]() to Interfax. Here is the latest video showing the capabilities of the tank, including shots of its interior. **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxVLL_25gog ## Author OV is a Navy veteran and an expert in social media and entertainment marketing. Previously, with music electronics company Roland, he created social media outreach and growth strategies that became Roland's worldwide corporate standard. OV also managed social media and promotions for Madison Square Garden and Clear Channel Radio.